Tyler Regas wrote:
>> Ok, good to know.  Do you think that I would benefit from using 
>> "enhanced" flash like the Kingston Elite Pro. They claim better 
>> performance and power consumption.
>>
>> "Kingston offers a premium line of CompactFlash using Single 
>> Level Cell 
>> Technology (SLC). The Elite Pro line offers a memory grade for 
>> professionals such as digital photographers who require higher write 
>> speeds and lower power consumption out of their CompactFlash 
>> cards. This 
>> allows Elite Pro users the opportunity to get additional speed and 
>> performance out of their Digital Media based equipment."
>>
>> Sounds good.
> 
> It does, but general rule of thumb says that unless the speed benefits are
> realized solely in hardware you will still be sidelined by the pipe. What
> I'm saying is that, without know the exact specs on the CF interface of the
> 880, I'd warrant a guess that it will provide a bottleneck and that higher
> speed CF cards will not necessarily benefit. Take a look at this article to
> get an idea of the technologies involved:
> 
> http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/compact_flash_memory_cards.html
> 
> In short, depending on how fast the MP880's CF bus is, which likely isn't
> blazing, you'd be paying for nothing to get a faster card.

I suspect you are correct.

> Enjoy! Once you get it installed, please fill us in on X usage at 800x600 on
> the NEC. My 770 only handles 640x240, so my display is always cut off and
> unusable.
> 

Will do :)

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Dom